The agreement on the free movement of persons enables citizens from Switzerland and the EU member states to freely choose their place of work and place of domicile within the territories of the contracting parties

Switzerland and the EU are endeavouring to develop international standards in the field of tax policy: The agreement on the taxation of savings income and the agreement on the fight against fraud are significant milestones in this area of cooperation

The EU is Switzerland’s most important partner by far and effective cooperation is therefore vitally important and is governed by bilateral agreements. The Directorate for European Affairs (DEA) is the Swiss Confederation’s competence centre for dealing with European issues

In the 1990s, the European Union launched its MEDIA programme, which helps improve the chances of European films, which are at a disadvantage in isolated domestic markets, against competition from the big Hollywood productions.